Oracle (ORCL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Oracle (ORCL) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 3.02 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 6.4% from 2.84 billion a year earlier and up 5.0% from the prior quarter.
Oracle (ORCL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Oracle posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 2.88 billion, up 2.6% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 2.81 billion in FY2025 (+1.9%), 2.76 billion in FY2024 (+1.5%), 2.71 billion in FY2023 (+1.8%) and 2.67 billion in FY2022 (-5.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now increased in each of the last 16 quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 6.4%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 9.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 2.88 billion (Q4 2026), 2.88 billion (Q3 2026) and 2.87 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 397.80 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 268.38 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 351.96 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.02 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.88 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.88 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 2.87 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.84 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.81 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.80 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.76 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.75 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.71 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 2.70 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.67 Bn |
Oracle Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "ORCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();